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The 2012 Ithaca Cliffhangers Calendar
Use coupon code BUYMYBOOK305 to get 25% off before Dec. 14!

A new fancy and colorful calendar featuring ultra-rare stills and memorabilia from some of the earliest pre-Hollywood cliffhanger serials of 1915-1918 including THE ROMANCE OF ELAINE featuring Pearl White, BEATRICE FAIRFAX, THE MYSTERIES OF MYRA, PATRIA, and THE EAGLE'S EYE, blended with additional images of their original shooting locations in Ithaca, New York. Actors pictured include Oliver Hardy in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD, Warner Oland, Marguerite Snow and King Baggot in the WWI propaganda serial THE EAGLE'S EYE, Harry Fox, (inventor of the Fox Trot), Grace Darling, dancer Irene Castle, Pearl White, Jean Sothern, Howard Estabrook and Olive Thomas. Locations featured are Cayuga Lake, Stewart Park, Ludlowville Falls and the cliffs at Lucifer Falls. $19.95, with discount = about $14.95.

1912: Theodore Wharton begins making movies in Ithaca, New York.
1914: He forms Wharton, Inc. with brother Leopold. They film in Ithaca until 1919.
2005: 
Ithaca-made Movies is formed to preserve, restore and protect
Ithaca silent film history for future generations.

ITHACA-MADE SERIALS AND SERIES FILMS

THE MYSTERIES OF MYRA
(1916) 15 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc, for The International Film Service
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video |
Photoplay Novelization

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The Exploits of Elaine
(1915) 14 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé Freres
The Film | Stills | Magazine/newspaper | Novelization
Cast/Cast of New Exploits | DVD/Video | Discussion

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The New Exploits Of Elaine
(1915) 12 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé Freres
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video

The Romance Of Elaine
(1915) 12 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé Freres
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video

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The New Adventures Of J. Rufus Wallingford
(1915) 14 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé Freres
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video

BEATRICE FAIRFAX
(1916) 15 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for The International Film Service
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast |

Complete 15-episode series on DVD
with restored picture and new musical scores

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Patria
(1916) 15 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. 
for The International Film Service
The Film | Stills | Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video

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The Eagle's Eye
(1918) 20 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc.
for The International Film Service
The Film | Stills | Magazine/Newspape
Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video


The Crooked Dagger
(1919) 10 Episodes
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé
The Film | Photographs | Memorabilia | Correspondence | Cast


A Million Dollars Reward
(1920) 15 Episodes
Produced by Grossman Picture Company for Pathé
The Film | Photographs | Memorabilia | Correspondence | Cast

EXISTING ITHACA-MADE FEATURE FILMS

Football Days At Cornell
(1912) 1 reel
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company

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The Lottery Man
(1915) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for F.Ray Comstock 
Plot Summaries | Magazine/Newspaper | Memorabilia
Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video | Discussion

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The Black Stork
(1916) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for The International Film Service,
Sold to and distributed by The Sherriot Film Co.
Plot Summaries | Magazine/Newspaper | Memorabilia
Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video | Discussion

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The Great White Trail
An Epic of the Arctic
(1917) 8 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co. and Foursquares
Plot Summaries | Magazine/Newspaper | Photographs | Memorabilia
Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video | Discussion

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If Women Only Knew
(1920) 5 reels
Produced by Cayuga Pictures Inc.
Plot Summaries | Magazine/Newspaper | Memorabilia
Correspondence | Cast | DVD/Video | Discussion

The Mission Of The War Chest
(1918) 1 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Monroe County NY

LOST FEATURES

The Hermit Of Lonely Gulch
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Co. 
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Dear Old Girl
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Co.
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

For Old Time's Sake
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Co. 
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

The Whip Hand
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

The Way Perilous
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Little Ned
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

The Right Of Way
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Antoine The Fiddler
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Sunlight
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Love Lute Of Romany
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

Toll Of The Marshes
(1913) 2 reels
Produced by Chicago Essanay Film Company
Special Eastern Ithaca Studio

The Crusher
(1917) 6 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for F.W. Stewart Company

Below Zero
(1917) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co.

The Adopted Son
(1917) 6 reels
Produced by Metro Film Corp.

The Secret Of The Storm Country
(1917) 7 reels
Produced by Norma Talmadge Corp/Selznick

Kute Kids vs.Kupid
(1918) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co.

The Missionary
(1918) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co.

A Romance In The Air
(1918) 5 reels
Produced by En L' Air Co.

April Fool
(1918) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co.

Marriage a la Mode
(1918) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed by Wharton Releasing Co.

The Red Peril
(1919) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc., distributed on State's Rights Basis

Kathleen Mavourneen
(1919) 5 reels
Produced by William Fox

Judy Of Rogues Harbor
(1919) 5 reels
Produced by

Wits vs. Wits
(1920) 5 reels
Produced by Grossman Picture Company

The Stolen Birthright
(1914) 4 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc.

A Prince of India 
(1914) 4 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

A Change Of Heart
(1914) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

The Boundary Rider
(1914) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

Pawn Of Fortune
(1914) 4 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

The Fireman & The Girl
(1914) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

The City
(1915) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

Hazel Kirke
(1915) 5 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for Pathé

Out Of The Drifts
(1916) 5 reels
Produced by Famous Players

The Making Of The Big Red Team
(1916) 4 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc. for The Cornell Alumni Service Dept.

A Girl of To-Day
(1917) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc.

Red Robin
(1917) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc.

A Prince for a Day
(1917) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc.

The Berma Pearl
(1917) 2 reels
Produced by Wharton Inc.


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